GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
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| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| junket | trip |
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